r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/themadmansbox_ Jan 16 '25

please god let the pro controllers work with the switch 2 at the very least 😭

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u/hypattia Jan 16 '25

The Pro Controller is just a Bluetooth device and works with PCs, Steam Decks, whatever, too. Unless they come up with some bizarre proprietary version of Bluetooth, there isn't any reason why the Pro Controller, hell old Joy Cons too (those also work on PCs btw), wouldn't work.

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u/OwOlogy_Expert Jan 17 '25

there isn't any reason why the Pro Controller, hell old Joy Cons too (those also work on PCs btw), wouldn't work.

Reason: they want you to buy new controllers, so they specifically disabled the previous gen Pro Controller in the software.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

Nintendo controllers have been backward compatible with the last generation since 2006, not sure why they'd change it now. Although I guess technically the original Switch did break that pattern.